Please Don’t Touch The Artist
is a community.
Performance artist Siobhan O’Loughlin has been creating online content in the immersive sphere since March 17th, 2020, in a twice-a-week series called Please Don’t Touch the Artist (PDT).
Our performances have since narrowed to twice a month, maintaining the space where zoom squares would turn their cameras on and keep them on, where the chat would be an endless side conversation pairing with the performance, and where microphones would be unmuted in order to solicit stories and share vulnerable space with folks who might otherwise be deemed as strangers.
For over 100 performances, O’Loughlin’s audiences are taken on a journey of exploring and understanding the authentic self as defined by our relationships. From a heartbreaking oil change to a romantic-comedy-romp featuring a secret zoom crush, a road trip with Bruce Springsteen, and an dangerous dance with bubble wrap, Please Don’t Touch seeks togetherness and genuine intimacy online.
You are invited.
Upcoming Online Show Dates
PDT Presents
Want to collaborate with Siobhán, or present your work to our built in audience? Fill out this form below.
My Heart Goes Zoom
Our Flagship Performance Piece
Your friend Siobhan is an extroverted film student whose classes have been transferred online during COVID-19. Rather than being moved by documentary film theory, however, she finds herself instead moved by coagulations of pixels with synchronized audio--that is, a particular fellow classmate.
My Heart Goes Zoom is a whimsical-and-overly-earnest interactive romantic comedy starring YOU as Siobhan “boldly goes” to explore genuine human connection through a screen—because she has no other choice.
This performance piece is currently available for private bookings! Get in touch with our team to schedule, or click the link below for more highlights from PDT performance experiences.
Patreon
Love Siobhan and want to support her consumption of vegan cheese (fuel for creating so much content) regularly? Join her exclusive club, and receive delightful pieces of merch, behind-the-scenes updates, a patrons-only youtube stream, blog posts, sneak peaks, Vimeo links, personalized videos, and links to every performance (!) on Patreon.
“O’Loughlin’s powerhouse performance has me laughing out loud throughout My Heart Goes Zoom.”
— No Proscenium